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The Altai people (Altay: Алтай-кижи, romanized: Altay-kiji, pronounced [ɑltɑj-kidʒi]), also the Altaians (Altay: Алтайлар, romanized: Altaylar, pronounced [ɑltɑjlɑr]), are a Turkic ethnic group of indigenous peoples of Siberia mainly living in the Altai Republic, Russia.
The Altai mountains were home to the Denisovan branch of hominids who were contemporaries of Neanderthals and of Homo sapiens (modern humans), descended from Hominids who reached Asia earlier than modern humans. [12] The Denisova hominin, dated to 40,000 years ago, was discovered in the Denisova Cave of the Altai mountains in southern Siberia ...
The Altai Republic is one of Russia's ethnic republics, primarily representing the indigenous Altai people, a Turkic ethnic group that form 37% of the republic's population, while ethnic Russians form a majority at 54%. Other minority populations include Kazakhs, other Central Asian ethnicities, and Germans. The official languages of the Altai ...
The Altai-Sayan ecoregions contain and share a name with the Altai Mountains and the Sayan Mountains. The Altai Mountains are a mountain range in East-Central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan come together, and are where the rivers Irtysh and Ob have their headwaters. The Sayan Mountains lie between northwestern Mongolia and ...
Horseman, Pazyryk felt artifact, c. 300 BC Mummy of the Siberian Ice Maiden. Pazyryk is the name given by modern scholars to an ancient people who lived in the Altai Mountains on this plateau who are associated with some spectacular archeological findings, including mummies found frozen in the permafrost.
Category for articles relating to the Altai or Altay, a mountain range and people spread across four countries in Central Asia: Altai Republic and Altai Krai in Russia; eastern Kazakhstan; Xinjiang in China; and western Mongolia. Shavlo Lake in Northern Tcuski Range, Altai Republic
These frozen tombs, or kurgans, hold metal objects, pieces of gold, mummified bodies, tattooed bodies, sacrificed horses, wood/leather objects, clothes, textiles, etc. [4] However, the Ukok Plateau (located in the Altai Mountains) is a sacred site to the Altai people, so archeologists and scholars who are looking to excavate the site for human ...
Altai culture (2 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Altai people" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...